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11 April 2006

NY Gov.: CQPolitics.com - GOP Primary Field Shrinks, But Discord Grows

The withdrawal of an underdog candidate Monday trimmed the field of Republican candidates for governor of New York to two: former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld and Senate Minority Leader John Faso. But the dropout of Randy Daniels — New York’s former S

WV-01: CQPolitics.com - Legal Woes May Force Mollohan to Start Spending

West Virginia Democratic Rep. Alan B. Mollohan, over his dozen House terms, has never engaged in the feverish fundraising activity typical of many House incumbents. That’s because he has never before had to: He has never come close to losing in the stat

NJ: CQPolitics.com - Last-Minute Filers Fail to Shake Up State’s Top Contests

Though there were several last-minute filers before Monday’s candidate filing deadline in New Jersey, the most competitive congressional races were cemented months earlier. That is especially so for the state’s marquee race this year, the Senate conte

07 April 2006

OH-13: Ethics Emerges as Key Issue in Race to Succeed Brown

A federal probe into the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal is ongoing, and ethics controversies are swirling around several members of Congress — including the once-mighty House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas, who announced this week that he will soon

04.06.06 TX: Vote to replace DeLay may wait: Texas governor

SUGAR LAND, Texas (Reuters) - A special election to replace U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay will be held in November -- on the same day as the regular election -- unless DeLay resigns this week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said on Thursday.

04.04.06 PA: Rendell's campaign war chest dwarfing Swann's

Gov. Ed Rendell, with more than million in campaign cash, has a financial advantage of more than 10-to-1 over his Republican challenger, Lynn Swann. In the first three months of the year, the Democratic incumbent raised $3.4 million to the Republican'

06 April 2006

AR: Hutchinson, Beebe Enter Governor's Race - Yahoo! News

The two-week filing period, which marks the official kickoff of Arkansas' election season, ends Tuesday. Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee cannot seek a third four-year term because of term limits. Hutchinson portrayed his candidacy as an extension of Huck

04.05.06 PA: Rendell Leads Pa. Governor's Race in Poll - Yahoo! News

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Ed Rendell led his Republican challenger, Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Lynn Swann, in a statewide poll released Wednesday and held a particularly lopsided lead among black voters. Rendell was favored by registered voters in the Qui

05 April 2006

03.30.06 PA: Swann leads Rendell in latest poll - PittsburghLIVE.com

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial race is up for grabs -- with one in three voters undecided on whether to support Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell or Republican challenger Lynn Swann -- a new statewide poll shows. The Issues PA/Pew poll, released Thursday, ind

04.05.06 WV: Rep. Capito Vulnerable, Democratic Hopefuls Say

Three Democrats wanting to represent West Virginia’s Second District in Congress zeroed in on the Iraq conflict and said approval ratings for President Bush and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., are on a downward slide, mirroring the public’s opinio